Hi all, I'm a home owner/investor looking to pick some brains of knowledgeable heating engineers and plumbers.
I have just purchased a house, currently a 1970's style 3 bedroom 1 main bathroom and downstairs WC property. currently using a 24kw Worcester combi boiler
I am looking to convert it into a 6 bedroom, 6 en suite house.
The issue I have is, I've had a plumber come and give me a price. He is suggesting to have 2x electric showers and the other 4x mixer showers, sinks and kitchen sink plus the radiators off a 35kw combination boiler.
I'm not a plumber but this seems like a bad idea. I have a combi boiler at home and the pressure is horrible if someone is washing dishes downstairs whilst another person is in the shower. I am happy to have 2 electric showers if the electrician thinks its ok so potentially it may only need to supply 4/5x mixer showers
Would type of system would you recommend for this amount of bathrooms if the water pressure was good. These are the systems I have read about but im unsure of what would be right/efficient system without running out of hot water all the time.
I will in time be getting quotes of local engineers but I'm trying to inform myself a bit first to make sure what should be fitted is correct rather then being palmed off with the easiest thing.
storage combi?
thermal store?
vented system?
unvented system?
Are there any other types that would suit this type of layout?
what kind of costs are we talking per system if there were 15x 700x700 radiators.
Boiler could stay in the kitchen and any of the above systems have a tank in the loft or the possible other location would be under the stairs but again I had the image of needing something like 500l tank for 6 bathrooms. Would this be able to fit in the loft or under stairs? or do they have to be situated together?
Thanks, all comments welcome including Sod takes
I have just purchased a house, currently a 1970's style 3 bedroom 1 main bathroom and downstairs WC property. currently using a 24kw Worcester combi boiler
I am looking to convert it into a 6 bedroom, 6 en suite house.
The issue I have is, I've had a plumber come and give me a price. He is suggesting to have 2x electric showers and the other 4x mixer showers, sinks and kitchen sink plus the radiators off a 35kw combination boiler.
I'm not a plumber but this seems like a bad idea. I have a combi boiler at home and the pressure is horrible if someone is washing dishes downstairs whilst another person is in the shower. I am happy to have 2 electric showers if the electrician thinks its ok so potentially it may only need to supply 4/5x mixer showers
Would type of system would you recommend for this amount of bathrooms if the water pressure was good. These are the systems I have read about but im unsure of what would be right/efficient system without running out of hot water all the time.
I will in time be getting quotes of local engineers but I'm trying to inform myself a bit first to make sure what should be fitted is correct rather then being palmed off with the easiest thing.
storage combi?
thermal store?
vented system?
unvented system?
Are there any other types that would suit this type of layout?
what kind of costs are we talking per system if there were 15x 700x700 radiators.
Boiler could stay in the kitchen and any of the above systems have a tank in the loft or the possible other location would be under the stairs but again I had the image of needing something like 500l tank for 6 bathrooms. Would this be able to fit in the loft or under stairs? or do they have to be situated together?
Thanks, all comments welcome including Sod takes